Late RomanticConcerto

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Concerto. 699 recordings in this catalogue, from 1940 to 2024. Scored for Piano.

Rank #22 Iconic Masterpiece699 recordings

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London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 57 rec

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 50 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 47 rec

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra · 43 rec

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Conductor · 40 rec

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 37 rec

Kurt Sanderling

Conductor · 30 rec

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Soloist · 30 rec

Recordings (699)

Conductor

Vladimir Ashkenazy40 Kurt Sanderling30 Leopold Stokowski27 Charles Dutoit15 Jean-Pierre Wallez14 Claudio Abbado13 Leonard Slatkin13 Michael Tilson Thomas13 André Previn12 Kirill Kondrashin12 Edo de Waart11 Stanisław Wisłocki11

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra57 Philadelphia Orchestra50 Philharmonia Orchestra47 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra43 Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra26 Berlin Philharmonic21 State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation14 Chicago Symphony Orchestra13 BBC Symphony Orchestra12 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra12 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic11 St. Louis Symphony Orchestra11

Label

Decca Classics60 Sony Classical47 EMI Classics43 Deutsche Grammophon38 Decca Records34 RCA Red Seal33 Warner Classics32 Brilliant Classics25 Naxos20 RCA Victor20 Мелодия18 Philips17

Decade

1940s10 1950s18 1960s11 1970s24 1980s66 1990s155 2000s130 2010s124 2020s49

Credited instrument

Piano491 Clarinet2 Flute1 Saxophone1

Performers	Year	Label
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Denis Matsuev · view	2013	RCA Red Seal	10:04
Alan Gilbert, New York Philharmonic, Denis Matsuev · view	2013	RCA Red Seal	10:29
Kurt Sanderling, Sviatoslav Richter · view	2012	Praga Digitals	11:38
Michael Francis, London Symphony Orchestra, Valentina Lisitsa · view	2012	Decca Classics	11:45
Michael Francis, London Symphony Orchestra, Valentina Lisitsa · view	2012	Decca Classics	10:44
Michael Francis, London Symphony Orchestra, Valentina Lisitsa · view	2012	Decca Classics	10:17
György Cziffra, Jr., Philharmonia Orchestra, György Cziffra · view	2012	EMI Music France	2:26
John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Ogdon · view	2012	EMI Classics	11:41
John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Ogdon · view	2012	EMI Classics	11:25
John Pritchard, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Ogdon · view	2012	EMI Classics	12:18
Kurt Sanderling, Sviatoslav Richter · view	2012	Praga Digitals	11:42
Kurt Sanderling, Sviatoslav Richter · view	2012	Praga Digitals	11:17
Orchestre National de France · view	2012	Deva Jeunesse	11:54
Michał Dworzyński, Ulster Orchestra, Barry Douglas · view	2012	BBC Music Magazine	11:46
Michał Dworzyński, Ulster Orchestra, Barry Douglas · view	2012	BBC Music Magazine	10:50
Michał Dworzyński, Ulster Orchestra, Barry Douglas · view	2012	BBC Music Magazine	10:50
Bryden Thomson, Howard Shelley, Royal Scottish National Orchestra · view	2011	Classic FM	3:14
Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yuja Wang · view	2011	Deutsche Grammophon	11:16
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Alexis Weissenberg · view	2011	EMI Classics	4:35
Claudio Abbado, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yuja Wang · view	2011	Deutsche Grammophon	11:26